# Modal: Critical incident: Kimi K3 shared endpoint downtime

**Summary:** Modal’s Kimi K3 shared endpoint returned elevated 5xx errors in a vendor-rated critical outage starting 2026-10-14 22:17 UTC. It lasted 6 min and was resolved at 2026-10-14 22:23 UTC after Modal applied a mitigation; the endpoint was fully operational. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-10-14 22:17 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- Source: n/a
- [Company: Modal](https://rewindex.com/company/modal.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:30/1090505@528adc6e1f17
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Kimi K3 shared endpoint downtime
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ critical
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2026-10-14 22:17 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-10-14 22:23 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (downtime) · 2026-10-14 22:17 UTC

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+ We are actively investigating an issue with the Kimi K3 shared endpoint which is returning an elevated level of 5xx errors.
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**7. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-10-14 22:23 UTC

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+ We identified the issue affecting the Kimi K3 shared endpoint and applied a mitigation. The endpoint is now fully operational.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-14 22:17 UTC | Critical incident: Kimi K3 shared endpoint downtime (this change) | outage |

All Modal changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/modal/changes.md)
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